Wanambuko Surname

347,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanambuko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wanambuko Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7821:59,0545,819
Uganda2671:146,21513,059
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wanambuko (164) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wanambuko Demographics

Wanambuko Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 13 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wanambuko Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanambuko Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wanambuko is found most in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanambuko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 347,978th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,940,520 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanambuko live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 164 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 782 people, or 1 in 59,054. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 82 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 16 percent are found and Busia County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya Wanambuko exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Sudan, where 0 percent are found.

Wanambuko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wanambuko last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanamboko8921/
Wanambugo8916/
Wanmboko821/
Wainumbuk7830/
Wanembuka7829/
Wanambogo782/
Wanimboq715/
Wanimbgo712/
Wanmbegue671/
Wanimbc633/
Wanimbg631/
Woin-Mbegue501/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanambuko
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